amisk

Plains Cree

Amisk.

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *ameθkwa. Cognates include Ojibwe amik and Potawatomi mek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʌˈmɪsk]
  • Hyphenation: a‧misk

Noun

amisk anim (plural amiskwak, Syllabics ᐊᒥᐢᐠ)

  1. beaver

Declension

References

  • H. C. Wolfart (1996) “Sketch of Cree, an Algonquian language”, in Handbook of North American Indians, volume 17, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institute, page 435
  • Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains, University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 307
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